The Passion Pit

This is a really creative music video! I love this. The song isn't too bad either. The more I listen to this song, the catchier and catchier it gets. I am gonna go out and just say it, I love this song. Whoever came up with the video idea, did an amazing job as well. So damn creative!

Kings Of Leon Cover

This is VERY cool. Any Kings Of Leon fans reading this? If so, this is a great tribute to them. There hit single "Use Somebody", which is not only getting crazy play on airwaves, but tv time on all major networks that still actually show music videos. The folky, but very mellow group "Bat For Lashes", did a live cover of the song "Use Somebody" on "The Live Lounge" which is BBC Radio. This is a great flipped version.

Jockin My Fresh: Outfit Of The Day

Snapshot of a civilian on Fifth Avenue, New York City.
Pay attention to detail. ORANGE watch. Ray Ban Shades.
Check out the shoes, which are pastel yellow. Stylish.
Not to mention, tied pants in back, to show off kicks.

Morning Breaks By Michelle Batchelor

Michelle sent this over to me last night after a lengthy conversation about art, music, life, etc. As a local, passionate, free spirited girl, Michelle has been involved with music for quite some time. Written an recorded by herself with no equipment when she was 18, the song "Morning Breaks" explains the feelings that one goes through when looking for a special somebody.

"Honestly at that time in my life, I was just really wanted to find that type of love.....where you can't stand to be without that person. I was really independent on my own but wanting to find that true love that just really captures your heart," Michelle said. "I wrote it right after my first love moved all the way across the country, so this was the type of a song about letting go, but knowing that it would always be a part of me as well".

Now 21, it's always been a dream for her to sing as a career. Hopefully she will can get noticed, and do just that! She is super talented with a great voice, and it has only gotten better in the last 3 years. Although the sound quality is low, you get a sense for her voice and the guitar which she is playing, and a feel of what she was going through, with the lyrics being written by Michelle herself.

Click HERE to listen and download "Morning Breaks".

Jockin My Fresh: Outfit Of The Day

This photo was taken of a New York City civilian on Fifth Avenue.

Dat Kid From Cleveland

The official Kid Cudi Mixtape was released today. This is to hold the fan over until the Album drops. Very cool and Cudi is bringing a bit of fresh air and unique style to the music scene. The mixtape can be downloaded HERE. You can also preview the songs in the player, below the cover of the mixtape.

Jockin My Fresh: Outfit Of The Day

This is a new concept that I'm starting where I will post an outfit of the day that I come across, that I think is tooooooo damn fresh! Shout out to Ivy Davis for introducing me to some new fashion sites! Thanks homie, you were the inspiration for the start of this! Welcome to the debut.

This is a photo taken of a civilian in Milan.

Grapevine Fires

If you have been a regular viewer of this blog, you know that I am a sucker for a very good music video. If it shows great creativity, unique depictions of events or views, never really been done before, and is accompanied by a good song... you win in my book. This is no different! Death Cab For Cutie's latest video "Grapevine Fires" has all the above qualities and much more! Very dope video to say the least.

Passenger Meets Austin! White

Passenger is a northern Utah based group, that came out in 2000 with a style that is a blend with acoustic, folk rock, and soaring harmonies. Very good and worth a download! Their song "Do What You Like" is featured on their album "Wicked Man's Rest", is a favorite of mine. I was VERY pleased that the homie Austin White, a very talented musician out of Chicago, put a spin on the song. Below is the original "Do What You Like", along with Austin White's version titled "Wait For You". Austin kept the entire vocals from the original, and just gave it a new produced sound behind it, Austin White style. His version is available to hear when you download his album "The Pink Tamago" for free, from his MYSPACE.


The Original Version from Passenger:

Austin White's Version "Wait For You":

His Dream - Asleep In The Bread Aisle

Happy Easter everyone! With 8 days until the debut album "Asleep In The Bread Aisle" by Asher Roth drops, it seems like songs are leaking left and right! Don't worry, leak or not, the CD is definitely worth a purchase. The production of the CD seems to be very well put together, and his lyrics show definite talent. Although he is known for his song "I Love College", with this latest leak, you can see his poetic side. This shit is deep and is already a favorite of mine. This song is called "His Dream".

These Might Be The Dopest Shoes I've Ever Seen!

WOWWWWWW. I am speechless.

Throwback: Never Let Me Down

This is the ORIGINAL and BEST version of this song. Kanye feat. Jay Z and poet J.Ivy. Kanye featured a version of this song on his debut album "College Dropout", but this version was recorded prior. This has an added verse at the end by Jay, where the last line of the verse, Hov kills it. The song is posted at the bottom underneath my favorite lyrics from this version.

Favorite Kanye lyrics:

"I get down for my grandfather
who took my momma, made her sit that seat
where white folks ain't wanna us to eat.
At the tender age of 6 she was arrested for the sit in
With that in my blood I was born to be different"

"That's why I hear new music
And I just don't be feeling it
Racism still alive they just be concealing it
But I know they don't want me in the damn club
They even made me show I.D to get inside of Sam's club"

"And I know that u were smiling when u see that car I bought her
And u sent tears from heaven when u seen my car get balled up
But I can't complaint what the accident did to my Left Eye
Cuz look what a accident did to Left Eye
First Aaliyah and now romeo must die?
I know a got angels watching me from the other side"


I would post J.Ivy's poetic verse BUT... The whole damn thing is amazing.


Favorite Jay lyric:

"Let you tell that man I'm falling,
Well somebody must've caught him,
Cause every fourth quarter, I like to Mike Jordan 'em"

and Finally my favorite lyric of the whole song....

"The way y'all all follow Jigga,
Hov's a living legend and I tell you why,
Everybody wanna be Hov and Hov still alive."

WOW.

Is This The New Lupe Fiasco Single?

At first they said it was going to be, and now they are saying it's not. Either way this live snippet from a concert awhile back, sounds epic. It features Matthew Santos and is being considered by some, better than Lupe's smash single, "Superstar". The song is titled "Shining Down", not the very best quality but good enough to hear how good the song will be. This song will be featured on Lupe's next album titled "Lasers" which is scheduled to drop this summer (hopefully). Click below link to listen and download this 1:12 snippet.

Lupe Fiasco's "Shining Down" Snippet.

Mash-up: Kanye West & Modest Mouse

Courtesy of The Hood Internet, is a mash-up of Kanye West's "Paranoid" and Modest Mouse's "Float On". The song by Modest Mouse was a favorite of mine so this mash-up is very cool to me!

Mash-up: Katy Perry

Interesting mash-up between Katy Perry and The Thermals done by the folks over @ The Hood Internet. It's an edgier rock version or her song "Hot n Cold". Pretty dope if you ask me.

A New Borat Movie?

Well yes and no. Sasha Baron Cohen, the person behind Borat, also had other characters. For anyone who hasn't seen "Da Ali G Show", I highly recommend it! One of the other characters that was popular from that show (other than Borat), was a gay self proclaimed fashion stylist from Australia by the name of Bruno. So Sasha has decided to make a movie that is in the same format as "Borat", but instead, with the character Bruno. This is the trailer for the movie that will be out in July. HILARIOUS!